CenterHeartSquare

12inchsquare
byGingerBadger
CopyrightJanuary2002
Materials
WorstedWeightYarn
1skeinofredorcolorofchoice
1skeinofwhiteorcolorofchoice
1skeinofnavyorcolorofchoice
Tapestryneedle
Hhookorsizeneededforgauge

ImportantNote:Pleasereadpatternallthewaythroughbeforestarting.
Instructions:
WithRed,ch4joinwithslipsttoformaring.
Rnd1(rightside):Ch1,14scinring:joinwithslipsttofirstsc.
Rnd2:Ch4,2trineachofnext2sc,2dcineachofnext2sc,2hdcineachofnext2sc,ch1,trin
nextsc,ch1,2hdcineachofnext2sc,2dcineachofnext2sc,2trineachofnext2sc,ch4,slip
stinscatbaseofbeginningch4:26stsand10chs.
Rnd3:Ch1,workingaroundfirstslipst,scinsamestasslipst,workinginBLO,scinnext4chs,
scinnext12stsandinnextch,3scinnexttr,scinnextch,scinnext12stsandinnext4chsjoin
withslipsttobothloopsoffirstsc:38sc.
Rnd4:Workinginbothloops,slipstinnext2sc,ch1,scinsamestandinnext2sc,2scineach
ofnext6sc,scinnext8sc,3scinnextsc,scinnext8sc,2scineachofnext6sc,scinnext3sc,
leaveremainingstsunworkedjoinwithslipsttofirstsc,finishoffred.49sc.
Rnd5:Withrightsidefacingjoinwhitewithascinsamestasjoining*ch3,skipnextsc,scin
nextscrepeatfrom*aroundjoinwithslipsttofirstsc:25scand24ch3spaces.
Rnd6:Slipstinfirstch3sp,ch1,scinsamespace,(ch3,scinnextch3sp)around,dcinfirstsc
toformlastch3sp.
Rnd7:Ch1,3scinsamesp,3hdcinnextch3sp,3dcinnextch3sp.(2tr,ch3,2tr)innextch
3sp,3dcinnextch3sp,3hdcinnextch3sp,3scinnextch3sp,3dcinnextch3sp,3trin
nextch3sp,(2tr,ch3,2tr)innextch3sp,3dcinnextch3sp,3scineachofnext3ch3sps,3
dcinnextch3sp,(2tr,ch3,2tr)innextch3sp,3trinnextch3sp,3dcinnextch3sp,3scin
nextch3sp,3hdcinnextch3sp,3dcinnextch3sp,(2tr,ch3,2tr)innextch3,3dcinnext

ch3sp,3hdcinlastch3spjoinwithslipsttofirstsc.
Rnd8:Ch3,dcinnextstandeachstacrosstocorner,2dc,ch3,2dcincornerchsp,dcineachst
acrosstonextcorner,2dc,ch3,2dc,incornerch3sp,acrosstojoinwithslipsttotopofbegch
3:endoffwhite.
Rnd9:JoinBlueinanycornerchsp,ch5,dc,skipnext2dc,dcch2dcinnextst(vstmade).Skip
2dc,makeaVst,skip2dcVstacrosstonextcorner,incornerspmakeadc,ch3,dcskipnext2
dcandVst,continuearound,joinwithaslipsttothirdchofstartingch5,finishoffblue.
Rnd10:JoinRedinanych2space,ch3,2dcinsamesp,3dcineachch2spacrosstocornersp,
incornersp3dc,ch3,3dccontinuearound,joinwithslipsttobeginningch3,finishoffred.
Rnd11:JoinWhiteincenterofadcofrow10,ch5,dcinsamesp,sknext2dcandVstitchin
centerdcoflastrowtocornersp,incornerspdcch3dcthencontinuewiththeVstincenterdcof
previousrow.Youshouldhave9vstitchesoneachsideand4cornersforatotalof40Vstitches.
Finishoffwhite.
Rnd12:JoinBluewithaslipstinanydc,ch3,*dcineachchspaceandeachdcacross,incorner
sp2dc,ch3,2dcrepfrom*around.Nowbeforeyoucutofftheyarnofthislastround,Isuggest
youmeasurenowforyour12"s.Ifyourover,thenyoucanriplastrowoutanduseeitherascor
hdcaroundsoitcomesoutto12".Ifitisn'tat12,"youcanaddarowofscoraddarowofhdc
aroundtomakeit12".Finishoffandweaveinends.

Note:IhaveoneBIGtipforworkingonround7.Pleasereadthisroundonestitchatatime,do
nottrytorepeatastheydonotrepeat,thisistheroundthatmakesthesquareshapetakeplaceand
needstobemadeaswrittenonestitchatatime.Yoursquaremaylookreallyrufflybythetimeyou
gettoround9,butwhenyouhaveadded10,11,and12itwillhaveshapedup.Justsmoothitout
withyourhandanditdoesgoflatandsquare.